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https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCsT0YIqwnpJCM-mx7-gSA4QGrassroots Entrepreneur: Turning Grass to Gold | Usha Rani Naik | TEDxKIITUniversity -

A tribal woman coming from the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, with her strong sense of conviction and willpower successfully steered the wheel of empowerment and brought out hundreds of women from dire financial conditions. Her talk was infused with sharing experiences about her journey of creating a rural entrepreneurship success story. From starting the Sabai grass handicrafts venture merely with 20 women to employing 200 women with minting Rs.19 lakh profit, she sure has come a long way. Her strong determination to defy all the odds to be a financially independent woman in her own right is creating ripples in the rural scene of India. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Usha Rani Naik is a woman with a strong sense of conviction and unparalleled determination rising from the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Her will and zeal to become financially independent is admirable as she spearheads the profitable Sabai handicrafts venture minting profit of Rs.19 lakh in 2019. The journey from employing 20 women to now empowering over 1000 tribal women and being recognized all over India emerges as a success story for rural development. Her vision for traditional arts of Odisha coupled with people participation is creating ripples in the entrepreneurship scene of India. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx